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Old 06-02-2007, 01:54 PM   #1
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Default BlackBerry Maps - Where did it go?

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It's installed on my AT&T 8300 (unlocked) on T-Mobile, but I can't find any icon for it anywhere! I've switched themes, "Show All" and the like... no such luck finding it!

It is installed on my not-yet-unlocked O2 8300... but I for the life of me don't want to switch back to it. The build quality on the AT&T one is much better. (My O2 one has a "loose" side.) That, and the trackball sucks.

Any ideas? Could this be somehow linked to the browser issues T-Mobile users are experiencing?
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:11 PM   #2
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Wirelessly posted (8700g: BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

When it happened to me a couple of weeks ago, I uninstalled and downloaded and installed it again.

What browser problem?
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:13 PM   #3
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I tried reinstalling it, but no such luck...

My browser and T-Zones icons are missing... there are a few other threads discussing this.
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:17 PM   #4
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Wirelessly posted (8700g: BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

Missed those other posts. But I assume you've done the usual: resend service books, hard reset (pull battery)...
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:19 PM   #5
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I tried re-installing from the BB site but it wasn't working on my at&t curve on t-mo... it just never displayed the download screen when attempting OTA.

I installed google maps instead and it seems to be better or comparable anyways.
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:19 PM   #6
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Wirelessly posted (8700g: BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

.. Also, any app you installed at same time your probems? If so, you've tried uninstalling it to see if that cures problem?
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:27 PM   #7
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So I answered my own question by poking around the BlackBerry.alx file from Vodafone UK. Apparently, the LBS.alx file "hides" BBMaps on certain providers.

My question -- WHY? Isn't that one of the biggest selling features of the phone?

Code:
  <!-- For 8800 series, hide the icon for Docomo (220), AT&T (102), Vodafone Germany (124), Vodafone Austria (137) and all Orange properties, including Amena (Orange Spain - 175). -->
  <!-- For non-8800 series, show the icon for all carriers except Docomo (220), AT&T (102), Vodafone Germany (124), Vodafone Austria (137) and all Orange properties, including Amena (Orange Spain - 175). -->
  <fileset SystemSize="normal" Colour="True" Java="1.0" _vendorID="~220|102|124|137|119|162|142|183|147|217|175" series="~8800">
Really, really weird...
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:29 PM   #8
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I bet AT&T hides it so people use their pay service - always about the $$$$$. Nice find!!

Last edited by mogrefy; 06-02-2007 at 02:30 PM.. Reason: Adding Nice Find ;)
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:34 PM   #9
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Thanks. Just happy to have it back.

In addition (figuring I don't want to start another thread), there are a couple lines in Platform.alx that will let you 86 the PTT app that AT&Tingular ships in the 8300 software.

Specifically:
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                <fileset pttApp="True" Java="1.0" _vendorID="102">
                        <files>
                                net_rim_bb_phone_ptt_app.cod
                                KnJCDE.cod
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                </fileset>
Just change the vendorID token to something other than 102, or set pttApp to equal False.
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Old 06-02-2007, 02:44 PM   #10
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Mods -- can I suggest stickying this? Not sure if it's known (or not), but it might be helpful to other 8300 owners.
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Old 06-02-2007, 04:31 PM   #11
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My at&t Curve did not come loaded with Blackberry Maps, but I install it by OTA here from computer...

http://www.blackberry.com/devicesoft...y.do?code=maps
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Moved to the GPS & Mapping section.
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:36 PM   #13
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*BUMP* Mods - please, please, please move this back to the 8300 or copy it there as a sticky so people will stop asking about this there!
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Old 06-05-2007, 09:18 AM   #14
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So what changes have to be made in the LBS.alx file in order to get the BBMaps apps? Someone help please?
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Old 06-26-2007, 06:49 PM   #15
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Default No more Blackberry Maps on ATT

According to RIM, Blackberry Maps is no long available for ATT RIM devices. It was removed if you installed the latest ATT Blackberry OS update.
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Old 06-26-2007, 07:39 PM   #16
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It can be easily added back with a simple edit of the LBS.alx file. You can edit it yourself by removing all reference to the vendor ID's in the .alx. Or see this thread and download the LBS.alx already edited and replace yours with the one from this thread.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/ring...-4-2-only.html
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Old 06-27-2007, 12:06 AM   #17
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Probably only partially related, but I had a mystery too... BBMaps would sometimes disappear on my Cingular branded 8800.

I figured out the pattern of when it would disappear, however: it would only disappear whenever I used the Application Loader via DM. If I did not use the App Loader, BB Maps would stay until I used the loader again. Each time I used the app loader, it would say something like "removing unrecognized file XXXX_bb_XXXX.cod" (where all I remember seeing was bb and .cod). No clue why. The remainder of the app would stay but I'd have no icon, so basically I always had to uninstall and reinstall via the browser. It would stay for weeks until I used the app loader.
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Old 06-28-2007, 01:59 PM   #18
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Question Same issue here

I see the same problem on my unloacked Cingular 8800 (run Rogers latest SW). I'm new to abusing Blackberry's but is they a way to edit something so these files are not removed each time I run Apps Loader?
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Old 06-28-2007, 02:55 PM   #19
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It's not running App Loader that does that -- it's installing new handheld software that does.
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The BBMaps app is actually on the device it's just that Cingular has chosen to hide the icon so you will purchase TeleNav. You can edit the LBS.alx file to get the BBMaps back. You can also download the LBS.alx for your OS version from here:

http://www.blackberryforums.com/ring...-4-2-only.html
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